0575 Tomorrow's Murder

Tomorrow's Murder
Episode 0575
Original Air Date: December 31, 1976

A stressed sales manager gets more stressed when he finds his tombstone in the cemetery with a date of death a year in the future.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Evie Juster, Cort Benson, Earl Hammond,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Recorded from KIRO, Seattle, 1976 is Chinese Year or the Snake, Ford proposal to make Puerto Rico the 51st state meets with tepid congressional response. Stock market rallies to 1,000, Non union workers will work New Orleans Superdome during football game,

News: New Years Eve Celebrations in America, Child Abuse PSA, Athletes Against MS PSA, Mallon's Ford, Tru Value Hardware, CARE PSA, Buick LeSabre, Prudential Mutual Savings Bank, Ex-Lax, CHEAR PSA, UNICEF PSA, National Council on Aging PSA,

0571 The Magus

The Magus
Episode 0571
Original Air Date: December 25, 1976

A young servant girl falls under the charms of a magus. She becomes entranced in his presence, forsaking her mother and would-be suitor.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Carol Titel, Jada Rowland, Russell Horton

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

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0570 Double Zero

Double Zero
Episode 0570
Original Air Date: December 23, 1976

A private investigator working an adultery case stumbles on a murder. Five $20 bills with two zeroes written on them provide the clues.

Cast: Robert Dryden, William Griffis, Earl Hammond, Bryna Raeburn, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

Commercials: Budweiser, Christmas Seals, Chemotherapy Foundation, Tru Value Hardware, Magic Kiss carpet cleaning, Budweiser, Underwriters Laboratories, Tru Value Hardware, Buick LeSabre,

0568 Date Of Death

Date Of Death
Episode 0568
Original Air Date: December 20, 1976

A hypochondriac's fear is heightened when his doctor tells him he has an aortic aneurism. His anger rises when his doctor later denies ever having the conversation.

Cast: Norman Rose, Larry Haines, Joan Copeland, Evie Juster

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

Recorded from WBBM, Chicago

Commercials: Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, United Nations Children's Fund, Tru Value Hardware, Bell Auto Sports, Family Circle Magazine, Athletes Against MS, 1977 Buick Regal, Ex-Lax,

0562 Nobody Dies

Nobody Dies
Episode 0562
Original Air Date: December 9, 1976

A young woman with a small child takes a job as a maid to a pregnant widow. Their children grow up together and the boy falls in love with the girl. But she moves away and finds someone new; he is devastated.

Cast: Morgan Fairchild, Jack Grimes, Ann Sheppard, Teri Keane

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

Recorded from WOR, New York, Sen Frank Church criticizes CIA for not turning over negotiations between State Dept and Saudi Oil firm, Jury to consider another murder charge against Gary Gilmor, New York City has a $3 million surplus, New Jersey may cut auto insurance rates, Murder-suicide in New York,

News: Welfare scandal in New York,

Commercials: Buick LeSabre, Jets-Bengals tickets, Tru Value Hardware, Dubanay wine, Polish Hams, Arrow Shirts, Alexanders Department Store, Ford Granada, German Airlines, Photomax Christmas Cards, WOR Children's Christmas Fund,

0558 How To Kill Rudy

How To Kill Rudy
Episode 0558
Original Air Date: December 2, 1976

A man is sure that a detective novel tells of how his boss and wife plan to kill him so they can marry. He takes steps to pre-empt them.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Patricia Elliot, Ian Martin, Ralph Bell

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Recorded from WOR, New York

Commercials: Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, Ex-Lax, Macy's Department Store, Multiple Listing Service Realty, Singer Sewing Machines, GMC Trucks, Buick Regal, Contac, Harevy's Seafood House, Redskins-Jets tickets, Tru Value Hardware, "America Salutes Richard Rogers" on CBS television, Polish Hams, Franklin Society Bank,

0556 The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested

The Man Who Couldn't Get Arrested
Episode 0556
Original Air Date: November 29, 1976

A stockbroker lives in two worlds: One where he murdered his wife and one where he didn't. Problems start when the two worlds collide.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Joan Shea, Bill Griffis, Cort Benson

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0536 A Point In Time

A Point In Time
Episode 0536
Original Air Date: October 15, 1976

Two hikers encounter a strange town in the mountains that is stuck in the 1920s. The inhabitants have a reason for their seclusion.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Russell Horton, Court Benson, Teri Keane

Writer: Mary Jane Higby

Rating: ***

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0533 My Wife Doesn't Understand Me

My Wife Doesn't Understand Me
Episode 0533
Original Air Date: October 11, 1976

A research scientist, unhappy with his marriage, finds solace in the arms of his new secretary. But she has more than love on her mind.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Teri Keane, Rosemary Rice

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0530 Private Stock

Private Stock
Episode 0530
Original Air Date: October 5, 1976

A police detective argues with the ghost of his dead wife as he is confronted with the fact that his daughter is guilty of murder.

Cast: Ian Martin, Catherine Byers, Earl Hammond, Russell Horton

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0521 A Very Dear Ghost Indeed

A Very Dear Ghost Indeed
Episode 0521
Original Air Date: September 20, 1976

A man and his daughter, traveling through Ireland late in the 19th century, are waylaid by a washed out bridge to an old castle. There, they hear a tale from the resident about an unfortunate man who first sold his daughter, then his soul, for money.

Cast: Russell Horton, Cort Benson, Patricia Elliot, Ian Martin, Earl Hammond

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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0519 Dr. Peterson's Pills

Dr. Peterson's Pills
Episode 0519
Original Air Date: September 16, 1976

A Maine country doctor seems to have a miracle cure for every ailment in his mysterious pink pills. But his curative abilities came at a steep price that has just come due.

Cast: Leon Janney, Rosemary Murphy, Joe Silver, Catherine Byers

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

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0506 The Haliday Prediction

The Golden People
Episode 0506
Original Air Date: August 12, 1976

A newspaper columnist has a strong nack for predicting very specific events. Is he exceptionally prescient, or does he "make" those predictions come true?

Cast: Tony Roberts, Morgan Fairchild, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: ***

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0497 Blood Red Roses

Blood Red Roses
Episode 0497
Original Air Date: July 12, 1976

A pacifist's beliefs are challenged when his son is murdered by mobsters. When he meets the man behind the murder, he ends up liking him.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Arnold Moss, Bob Kaliban

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***1/2

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0496 Loser Take All

Loser Take All
Episode 0496
Original Air Date: July 1, 1976

A talent agent conspires to murder the husband of a rich and beautiful woman so he can possess her.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Paul Hecht, Ian Martin, Nat Polen

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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0485 A Mexican Standoff

A Mexican Standoff
Episode 0485
Original Air Date: May 24, 1976

A "pillar of the community" type finds himself framed for swindling and murder when he wins a free trip to Mexico.

Cast: Joe Silver, Katherine Byers, Robert Dryden, Sam Gray

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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0480 What A Change In Hilda

What A Change In Hilda
Episode 0480
Original Air Date: May 6, 1976

A woman finds a doctor who can help her attain her life's desire for fancy clothes and jewels. his price is high and our heroine doesn't know it until the bill becomes due.

Cast: Lois Nettleton, Bryna Raeburn, Robert L. Green, Nat Polen

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ***

Recorded from WOR, New York

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0471 The Assassination

The Assassination
Episode 0471
Original Air Date: The Assassination

adaptation of Shakespeare's "Julius Ceasar"

Cast: Robert Dryden, Norman Rose, Joan Shea, Ian Martin, Russell Horton

Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of William Shakespeare

Rating: ***

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0462 Time Killer

Time Killer
Episode 0462
Original Air Date: April 5, 1976

A college professor tests his new theory regarding the fluidity of time and is able to transports himself back in time prior to the Great Depression. He gets himself into trouble that will have ramifications for his future.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Rosemary Rice, Jackson Beck, Russell Horton, Arnold Moss,

Writer: Arnold Moss

Rating: ***

Recorded from WFAA Dallas, TX

Commercials: ACTION Volunteers, Buick, Project Research, Carrier Air Conditioners, Easter Seals, Allied Van Lines, March of Dimes, All State Insurance,

0456 Extortion

Extortion
Episode 0456
Original Air Date: March 26, 1976

The wife of an important politician is blackmailed for a fatal hit and run accident she committed when she was in college.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Evie Juster, William Redfield, Joan Shea, Russell Horton

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: ***

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